Blanket ban on country’s lead-shot guns won’t be triggered

Only 18.72pc of the country will be affected by the ban on lead-shot guns
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan
Farmers and landowners with guns are less likely to be impacted by new EU restrictions mandating a ban on guns using lead shot.
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